to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
derailment; digression; deviation
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to read the situation; to sense the mood
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
the right person in the right place
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
tall figure; high stature
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
supply; supplying; replenishment